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How Design, Management, and Neighborhood Facilities Shape Social Distance in a Mixed-Tenure Housing Development

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ID6404772
AuthorsAnouk K Tersteeg (Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands), Fenne M Pinkster (0009-0004-4008-7152, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Year2016
Volume52
Issue5
Pages751-779
Publication date2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087415601221
OpenAlexW1767888628
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited49

Despite the fact that social mix is an essential component of urban policies in Western Europe, it remains unclear at what spatial scale housing diversification programs may be most effective. When people with different backgrounds, household compositions, and lifestyles live in close proximity to one another, the emergence of close social ties is not always guaranteed. On the one hand, living in socially mixed environments may create bridges between residents of different social positions. On the other hand, it can lead to processes of social distancing and reproduce negative stereotypes. This article aims to provide insights into how these diverging experiences of social closeness or distance relate to place-specific features such as housing design, management practices, and the structure of local facilities. Lessons are drawn from a qualitative study on resident experiences of living with difference in a fine-grained mixed-tenure development in a newly built neighborhood in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Citations per year2,7
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 27

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